List of Lepidoptera which feed on Pines
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Pines (Pinus spp) are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species including:
[edit] Monophagous species which feed exclusively on Pinus
- Batrachedra silvatica - feeds on P. roxburghii
- Chionodes spp
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- C. retiniella - feeds on P. ponderosa
- C. sabinianus - feeds on P. sabineana
- Doris' Pinemoth (Coloradia doris)
- Lusk's Pinemoth (Coloradia luski) - feeds on P. strobus
- Velda Pinemoth (Coloradia velda)
[edit] Polyphagous species which feed on Pinus among other plants
- Autumnal Moth (Epirrita autumnata)
- Batrachedra pinicolella - recorded on P. sylvestris
- Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria) - also known as Pine Looper
- Bucculatrix ulmella - recorded on P. sylvestris
- Chionodes spp
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- C. electella
- C. periculella - recorded on P. ponderosa
- The Engrailed (Ectropis crepuscularia)
- Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
- Pandora Pinemoth (Coloradia pandora)
- Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
- Pine Processionary (Thaumatopoea pityocampa)
- Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) - recorded on P. sylvestris
